US7171698B2 - Earmuff having anatomically correct ear cups - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of protective earmuffs for encompassing and shielding the ears of a person from harmful and annoying noise, and more particularly but not by way of limitation, to protective earmuffs having anatomically correct ear cups.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an earmuff having anatomically correct ear cups constructed in accordance with the present invention, the ear cups being illustrated in a protective position over a person's ears.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the earmuff having anatomically correct ear cups of FIG. 1 supported about a person's neck, the ear cups being in a non-protective position and rotated approximately 170 degrees.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup of the earmuff of FIG. 1 illustrating an ear receiving chamber of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a back side of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup of FIG. 3 showing the connection of first end mount thereto.
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a connector assembly of the earmuff having anatomically correct ear cups of FIG. 1 illustrating the mechanism for allowing axial and lateral rotation of the ear cups.
- FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of a dome-shaped housing of the connector assembly of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the dome-shaped housing and a post of the connector assembly of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an ear muff having anatomically correct ear cups.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup of the earmuff of FIG. 8 illustrating an ear receiving chamber of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a back side of the anatomically correct right-hand ear cup of FIG. 9 .
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a head band of the earmuff of FIG. 8 having a first and second end mount connected thereto.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the earmuff of FIG. 8 in a folded, storage position.
- the earmuff 10 includes a head band 14 , an anatomically correct right-hand ear cup 16 (also referred to herein as right-hand ear cup 16 ), an anatomically correct left-hand ear cup 18 (also referred to herein as left-hand ear cup 18 ), a first end mount 20 , for connecting the right-hand ear cup 16 to the head band 14 , and a second end mount 22 for connecting the left-hand ear cup 18 to the head band 14 .
- an anatomically correct right-hand ear cup 16 also referred to herein as right-hand ear cup 16
- an anatomically correct left-hand ear cup 18 also referred to herein as left-hand ear cup 18
- first end mount 20 for connecting the right-hand ear cup 16 to the head band 14
- a second end mount 22 for connecting the left-hand ear cup 18 to the head band 14 .
- anatomically correct ear cups as used herein is to be understood to mean that the ear cups of the earmuff are configured to substantially cover the ears and the auditory ossicles of the person wearing the earmuff, and ear receiving chambers of the ear cups are configured to substantially correspond to the shape of the right and left ears of the person.
- the head band 14 is curved to generally conform to the crown of a person's head and has a right-hand end portion 24 adapted to slidably receive the first end mount 20 , a medial portion 26 and a left-hand end portion 28 adapted to slidably receive the second end mount 22 .
- a head pad 30 is connected to the medial portion 26 of the head band 14 .
- first and second end mounts 20 and 22 The interconnection of the first and second end mounts 20 and 22 to the head band 14 so as to provide adjustment of the length of the first and second end mounts 20 and 22 , and thus the distance of the right-hand ear cup 16 and the left-hand ear cup from the head band 14 , is well known. Thus, no further description of the interconnection of the first and second end mounts 20 and 22 to the head band 14 is believed necessary to enable one skilled in the art of protective earmuffs for encompassing and shielding ears of a person from harmful and annoying noise to understand and practice the present invention.
- the interconnection of the first and second end mounts 20 and 22 to the right-hand ear cup 16 and the left-hand ear cup 18 , respectively, permits the right and left-hand ear cups 16 , 18 to be axially rotated so that the right and left ear cups are in proper covering alignment with the person's right and left ears as shown in FIG. 1 , while also permitting the right and left ear cups 16 and 18 to be laterally moved to a comfortable, non-interfering position away from a person's body when the head band 14 is disposed in a storage position about a person's neck as shown in FIG. 2 .
- right-hand ear cup 16 and the left-hand ear cup 18 are identical in construction and are mirror images of one another. Thus, only the right-hand ear cup 16 and its connection to the first end mount 20 will be described in detail herein after.
- the right-hand ear cup 16 is provided with a back side portion 32 and a front side portion 34 having a chamber 36 formed therein ( FIG. 3 ).
- the right-hand ear cup 16 is shaped such that, when the right-hand ear cup 16 is positioned over the right ear of a person, the right-hand ear cup 16 covers the right ear of the person and the auditory ossicles associated with the right ear.
- the right-hand ear cup 16 is further provided with a volume expansion ring 38 detachably connected to the front side portion 34 of the right-hand ear cup 16 so as to be in a covering position over the chamber 36 of the right-hand ear cup 16 .
- the volume expansion ring 38 is provided with an opening 40 extending there through which is shaped and sized to receive the person's right ear when the right-hand ear cup 16 is disposed over the person's right ear. Since the volume expansion is detachably connected to the right-hand ear cup 16 , different and/or a plurality of volume expansion rings can be employed in place of the volume expansion ring 38 for providing attenuation adjustment when required.
- back side portion 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 is provided with recessed or indented portions 42 .
- the indented portion 42 on an upper portion of the back side portion 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 enables the person using the earmuff 10 to wear a hard hat or other types of hats or caps without interfering with the use of the earmuff 10 ; and the indented portion 42 on a lower portion of the back side 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 provides gun clearance when the person using the earmuff 10 is firing a shoulder gun for recreation and/or sport.
- the back side portion 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 is connected to a distal end portion 44 of the first end mount 20 via a first connector assembly 46 ( FIG. 4 ) and the left-hand ear cup 18 is similarly connected to a second connector assembly 47 ( FIGS.
- first connector assembly 46 for connecting the right-hand ear cup 16 to the first end mount 20 and the second connector assembly 47 for connecting the left-hand ear cup 18 to the second end mount 22 are identical in construction and function. Thus, only the first connector assembly 46 for connecting the right-hand ear cup 16 to the distal end portion 44 of the first end mount 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5–7 .
- the back side portion 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 is provided with a substantially planar connecting area 48 adapted to receive a housing or cap of the first connector assembly 46 , such as substantially dome-shaped housing 50 .
- a housing or cap of the first connector assembly 46 such as substantially dome-shaped housing 50 .
- Centrally disposed within the substantially planar connecting area 48 is a post 52 having an enlarged circular shaped head 54 on its distal end.
- the inter connection of the dome-shaped housing 50 and the post 52 permits the desired axial rotation of the right-hand ear cup 16 .
- the dome-shaped housing 50 is provided with a substantially T-shaped slot 56 adapted to receive the post 52 and its enlarged circular shaped head 54 .
- the dome-shaped housing 50 is connected to the post 52 and the enlarged circular shaped head 54 of the post 52 permits the dome-shaped housing 50 to axially rotate about the post 52 .
- the distal end portion 44 of the first end mount 20 defines a yoke 58 having a substantially U-shaped opening 60 .
- a pair of lugs 62 and 64 extend from the yoke 58 a predetermined distance into the substantially U-shaped opening 60 substantially as shown.
- the yoke 58 is spread open a distance sufficient to allow the lugs 62 and 64 to be aligned with the T-shaped slot 56 in the dome-shaped housing 50 .
- the yoke is released and the lugs 62 and 64 are inserted into the T-shaped slot 56 thereby securing the right-hand ear cup 16 to the first end mount 20 via the dome-shaped housing 50 , the post 52 and the yoke 58 .
- the inter connection of the right-hand ear cup 16 to the first end mount 20 permits the right-hand ear cup 16 to axially rotated about the post 52 .
- the back side portion 32 of the right-hand ear cup 16 is provided with a plurality of rib members 66 extending outwardly from the post 52 and terminating substantially adjacent the outer perimeter of the substantially planar connecting area 48 ; and the dome-shaped housing 50 is provided with a plurality of teeth 68 .
- the teeth 68 are spaced a distance from one another so that when the dome-shaped housing 50 is connected the right-hand ear cup 16 , the rib members 66 formed on the back side of the right-hand ear cup 16 are positioned between adjacent teeth 68 of the dome-shaped housing 50 .
- the rib members 66 and the teeth 68 cooperate to maintain the right-hand ear cup 16 in the desired position.
- the inter connection of the left-hand ear cup 18 to the second end mount 22 is identical to that described above with reference to the right-hand ear cup 16 and the first end mount 20 .
- the right and left-hand ear cups 16 and 18 can be axially rotated independently of each other, and the inter connection of the first and second end mounts 20 and 22 to the right hand and left-hand cups 16 and 18 via the first and second connector assemblies 46 and 47 , permit the right and left-hand cups 16 and 18 to be laterally rotated to a storage position independently of one another.
- first connector assembly 46 has been shown as having a dome-shaped housing 50 , it should be understood that the housing of the first and second connector assemblies 46 and 47 can be of any configuration as long as the inner connection of the housings to their respective end mounts permits the right-hand ear cup 16 , and the left-hand ear cup 18 to be laterally rotated as described above.
- the earmuff 70 includes a head band 74 , an anatomically correct right-hand ear cup 76 (also referred to herein as right-hand ear cup 76 ), an anatomically correct left-hand ear cup 78 (also referred to herein as left-hand ear cup 78 ), a first end mount 80 for connecting the right-hand ear cup 76 to the head band 74 , and a second end mount 82 for connecting the left-hand ear cup 78 to the head band 74 .
- an anatomically correct right-hand ear cup 76 also referred to herein as right-hand ear cup 76
- an anatomically correct left-hand ear cup 78 also referred to herein as left-hand ear cup 78
- first end mount 80 for connecting the right-hand ear cup 76 to the head band 74
- a second end mount 82 for connecting the left-hand ear cup 78 to the head band 74 .
- the head band 74 is curved to generally conform to the crown of a person's head and has a right-hand end portion 84 adapted to slidably receive the first end mount 80 , a medial portion 86 and a left-hand end portion 88 adapted to slidably receive the second end mount 82 .
- a head pad 90 is connected to the medial portion 86 of the head band 74 .
- first and second end mounts 80 and 82 The interconnection of the first and second end mounts 80 and 82 to the head band 74 so as to provide adjustment of the length of the first and second end mounts 80 and 82 , and thus the distance of the right-hand ear cup 76 and the left-hand ear cup 78 from the head band 74 , is well known. Thus, no further description of the interconnection of the first and second end mounts 80 and 82 to the head band 74 is believed necessary to enable one skilled in the art of protective earmuffs for encompassing and shielding ears of a person from harmful and annoying noise to understand and practice the present invention.
- first and second end mounts 80 and 82 permits alignment of the right and left-hand ear cups 76 and 78 within a distal end portion of the first and second end mounts 80 and 82 .
- right-hand ear cup 76 and the left-hand ear cup 78 , and the first and second end mount 80 and 82 are identical in construction and are mirror images of one another. Thus, only the right-hand ear cup 76 and its connection to the first end mount 80 will be described in detail herein after.
- the right-hand ear cup 76 is provided with a back side portion 92 ( FIG. 10 ) and a front side portion 94 having a chamber 96 formed therein ( FIG. 9 ).
- the right-hand ear cup 76 is shaped such that, when the right-hand ear cup 76 is positioned over the right ear of a person, the right-hand ear cup 76 covers the right ear of the person and the auditory ossicles associated with the right ear.
- the right-hand ear cup 76 is further provided with a volume expansion ring 98 detachably connected to the front side portion 94 of the right-hand ear cup 76 so as to be in a covering position over the chamber 96 of the right-hand ear cup 76 .
- the volume expansion ring 98 is provided with an opening 100 extending there through which is shaped and sized to receive the person's a right ear when the right-hand ear cup 76 is disposed over the person's right ear. Since the volume expansion ring 98 is detachably connected to the right-hand ear cup 76 , different and/or a plurality of volume expansion rings can be employed in place of the volume expansion ring 98 for providing attenuation adjustment when required.
- the back side portion 92 of the right-hand ear cup 76 is provided with recessed or indented portions 102 .
- the indented portion 102 on an upper portion of the back side portion 92 of the right-hand ear cup 76 enables the person using the earmuff 70 to wear a hard hat or other types of hats or caps without interfering with the use of the earmuff 70 ; and the indented portion 102 on a lower portion of the back side portion 92 of the right-hand ear cup 76 provides gun clearance when the person using the earmuff 70 is firing a shoulder gun for recreation and/or sport.
- a yoke 104 is pivotally connected to a distal end 106 of the first end mount 80 , and the yoke 104 defines an opening 108 adapted to receive the right-hand ear cup 76 .
- housings 110 Disposed near a distal end 109 of the yoke 104 are housings 110 containing a plurality of step portions 112 adapted to pivotally receive pivot pins 114 and 116 disposed on opposite sides of the right-hand ear cup 76 substantially as shown.
- a yoke 118 is pivotally connected to a distal end 120 of the second end mount 82 , and the yoke 118 defines an opening 122 adapted to receive the left-hand ear cup 78 .
- housings 126 Disposed near a distal end 124 of the yoke 118 are housings 126 containing a plurality of step portions 128 adapted to pivotally receive pivot pins (not shown) of the left-hand ear cup 78 .
- the right-hand ear cup 76 can be aligned within the opening 100 in the yoke 104 and the left-hand ear cup 78 can be aligned within the opening 122 in the yoke 118 , since the first and second end mounts 80 and 82 can be adjusted length wise in a conventional manner such that the right-hand ear cup 76 and the left-hand ear cup 78 are secured in a proper fitting position.
- the pivotal connection of the distal end 106 of the first end mount 80 to yoke 104 , in combination with the pivotal connection of the right-hand ear cup 76 to the yoke 104 , and the pivotal connection of the distal end 120 of the second end mount 82 to the yoke 118 , in combination with the pivotal connection of the left-hand ear cup 78 to the yoke 118 permits the ear muff 70 to be stored in a folded position substantially as shown in FIG. 12 .
- ear muffs 10 and 70 herein described are desirably fabricated of a combination or plastic materials, rubber and metal.
- present invention is well adapted to carry out the objects and to obtain the advantages mentioned herein as well as those inherent in the invention. While presently preferred embodiments of the invention have been described for purposes of this disclosure, it will be understood that numerous changes may be made which will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and which are accomplished within the spirit of the invention disclosed and claimed.
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